Stock markets diverge on outlook for interest rates
European and Asian stock markets diverged Friday as traders closed out a week dominated by key central bank decisions on interest rates.
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Seamers put Sri Lanka in control as Bangladesh chase 280
Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis both hit knocks of 102 to help Sri Lanka post 280 in their first innings before their seamers rattled Bangladesh on the opening day of the first Test in Sylhet on Friday.
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Double Swiss delight as Odermatt, Gut-Behrami claim super-G globes
There was double Swiss super-G delight at the World Cup finals in Saalbach on Friday as both Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami finished atop the speed discipline's standings.
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Kenyan officials 'abdicated duty' in cult murders: rights watchdog
Kenyan government officials ignored "credible reports" that could have prevented the death of more than 400 suspected doomsday cult members, a state-funded human rights watchdog said on Friday.
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De Silva, Mendis hit fighting hundreds to guide Sri Lanka to 280
Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis both hit knocks of 102 to help Sri Lanka fight back against Bangladesh and finish their innings on 280, after having faced early troubles on Friday's opening day of the first Test.
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EU eyes tariffs to 'choke off' Russian grain sales
The EU is looking to "choke off" revenue Russia uses for its war on Ukraine by slapping "prohibitive tariffs" on grain and related imports into the bloc, under a plan being put to a leaders summit on Friday.
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Blinken in Israel ahead of UN vote on Gaza ceasefire plan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel Friday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of a UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution noting the need for an "immediate" ceasefire that would allow in more aid.
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'Light on the horizon': German business morale improves
German business morale rose more strongly than expected in March, a key survey showed Friday, raising hope there is "light on the horizon" for Europe's crisis-hit top economy.
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Dozens of Rohingya feared dead or missing at sea as Indonesia ends search
Dozens of Rohingya refugees are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized off Indonesia's westernmost coast this week, the United Nations said Friday, as local rescuers called off the search despite survivor accounts many were swept away.
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Russia admits 'state of war' amid massive strikes on Ukraine
Russia admitted two years into its invasion of Ukraine on Friday that it was "in a state of war," as it launched a massive wave of missile and drone attacks on its neighbour's territory.
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